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SNSF project approved? We help with the data management plan
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Has the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) accepted your project for funding? Then you now need a Data Management Plan (DMP) so that the funds can be released. ETH Library supports you.
Coffee Lectures: new knowledge in ten minutes
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In the event series of the ETH Library from June 2022, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.
Archives for everyone!
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For this year’s International Archives Week (7 to 11 June 2022), the archives of ETH Zurich are opening their doors to the public. It is an opportunity to learn about their work and their offers and get involved.
Public engagement of science: Citizen Science Knowledge Center at the Southern Danish University (SDU).
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The Citizen Science Knowledge Center is hosted by the SDU Library and is striving for a shift toward open science. Learn about the strategies and thinking behind it at the 17:15 Colloquium on 24 February 2022.
Access to open-access articles for members of ETH Zurich as of 2022
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Receive information relating to the new open-?access agreements with the American Institute of Physics (AIP), Company of Biologists, IEEE and Institute of Physics (IOP).
Thomas Mann manuscripts online
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Thomas Mann Archives Online allow access to further original documents.
Information on the Corona regulations of the ETH Library from 3 January 2022
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Due to the closure of the ETH Zurich buildings, access to individual ETH Library locations is only possible for ETH members.
Data management plan instructions: Specific support for ETH Zurich researchers
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The ETH Library provides concise instructions for preparing a data management plan which take into account the specific conditions that exist at ETH Zurich.
Listen and reflect – fifth Thomas Mann Lecture in two languages and online
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The fifth Thomas Mann Lecture was broadcast live from Zurich and Harvard and, for the first time, made available for listeners in German and English.
From the bookshelves of a mathematics professor – New private library on e-rara
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With the newly published collection “Private Library of Johannes Orelli”, we take you back to the early years of the Federal Polytechnic Institute – what is now ETH Zurich.
Open access – Don’t miss the deadline for funding applications
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Open access funding: the deadline for funding applications for articles in subscription journals is 14 December 2021.
Archives and libraries: The long goodbye? History in immersive media
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The 17:15 Colloquium on 25 November 2021 will address the potential of virtual technologies in educational contexts and provide input for archives or libraries.
A new kind of literature search – create knowledge maps with Open Knowledge Maps
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Discover the new feature at ETH Library @ swisscovery and get a new perspective on the results of your literature search.
Thomas Mann and crowd psychology – Save the date
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As part of the Thomas Mann Lectures, which are currently being held virtually, Professor Judith Ryan discusses the author’s literary examination of contemporary theories on crowd psychology.
Take part and win: the ETH Library online survey
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Take part in a short online survey on the ETH Library’s current image campaign and win a book voucher worth CHF 50.
Research Collection – interesting reading
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What are the topics in focus? What is being downloaded and cited via the Research Collection? Current statistics show that in Q3 2021, reading choices were dominated by COVID-19 and climate change.
When cows meet robots: Agricultural sciences at ETH Zurich
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150 years of agricultural sciences at ETH Zurich! A new mini-series on Explora is being created from nostalgic images and diverse materials, but also from the future perspectives of researchers.
Hone your scientific research skills with the ETH Library courses
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Are you familiar with our courses and workshops? They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work. You can attend online or in person, and plenty of different dates and times are available.
TAIR – The database for the plant Arabidopsis thaliana
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Members of ETH Zurich can now find out everything about the plant Arabidopsis thaliana on The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) database.
Working efficiently with ETH Library @ swisscovery
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Start your research via ETH Zurich’s swisscovery interface.
New: Author names in the Research Collection and People Search
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Employees of ETH Zurich can now save their preferred author name, including variants, in their ETH profile. This way, authors are included in the publication search in full.
Integrated circulation and information desk
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The ETH Library now offers collection and consultation services in the ETH main building at the service desk in the InfoCenter.
Organisational energy
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The 17:15 colloquium on 30 September 2021 will address the question of how organisations can develop in the "new normal" and how they recognise warning signs of overload.
Data management plans for the SNSF
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The semi-annual deadline for applications for project funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is approaching (1 October 2021).
Get ready for your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis
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Now, learn as part of self-study why research question, outline and proposal are crucial.
Dimensions Analytics: comprehensive view of publications
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With Dimensions Analytics, the ETH Library provides members of ETH Zurich with an interdisciplinary database that allows for a comprehensive view of scientific publications.
Experience knowledge at Octavo – The collections and archives of ETH Zurich
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Research and knowledge brought to life: ETH Zurich presents selected holdings from its collections and archives at the new external location Octavo.
Adoption of the Swiss National Open Research Data Strategy
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swissuniversities, together with ERI partner organisations, has developed the Swiss National Open Research Data Strategy. Following the adoption, an action plan is now on the agenda.
Gain insights with bibliometric evaluations
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The ETH Library is launching a new, comprehensive bibliometric service. The quantitative analysis of publications and their reception (such as citations) can assist researchers and departments in their work.
Across rivers and gorges. Switzerland and its bridge-builders
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The new Explora story is online. It is dedicated to the bridges of Switzerland, the engineers who designed them and lots more. Take a closer look!
Fewer clicks to get to the full text: LibKey Nomad
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The LibKey Nomad browser extension gives you direct access to the PDF of journal articles.
In perfect balance – The G?mb?c G 1854, a new item in our collection
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There is a new highlight in the Collection of Scientific Instruments and Teaching Aids: the custom-made G?mb?c G 1854. The gift is a tangible piece of 20 years of scientific history.
ETH Library Kaleidoscope 2020
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The Kaleidoscope 2020 gives you an insight into the topics that we have been particularly dealing with at the ETH Library during the past year.
Finding journals quickly and easily
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Journal search for holdings of the ETH Zurich libraries using ETH Library @ swisscovery
Information on the opening hours and services of the ETH Library from 7 June 2021
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The ETH Library returns to its normal opening hours at all locations, since all ETH buildings are open again.
Well prepared for the learning session
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Access to the media of the ETH Library requires a swisscovery registration and a SWITCH edu-ID.
A new era begins on E-Pics: curating, auto-tagging and georeferencing
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Today, 1 June 2021, the Image Archive is launching its E-Pics catalogue as part of the new front end. The new front end features an intuitive, modern and responsive design for a simple, fast and particularly “fresh” new version of E-Pics catalogues.
Coffee Lectures: new knowledge in ten minutes
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In the June series, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.
GLAMhack 2021: cultural data successfully hacked – a look back
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We look back on two intensive hackathon days and a diverse supporting programme. Gain an insight into the online event and the projects that emerged from it.
Read and Publish agreement with Wiley for transparent, global publications
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The new Wiley Read and Publish agreement allows researchers at ETH Zurich to enjoy unlimited access to scientific insights worldwide and to publish their own results free of charge.
In the service of research and teaching: watch the e-rara anniversary event
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The tenth anniversary of e-rara was marked with presentations, visualisations and discussions – online, in public and live. Find out what researchers have been saying about retrospective digitisation and learn more about the platform online.
Information on the opening hours and services of the ETH Library from 26 April 2021
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The ETH Library in the main building is now also open again on weekends. Additionally, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library on the H?nggerberg is open during the week. All other library locations will open on 17 May 2021. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.
New strategy for the Collections and Archives of ETH Zurich
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The new strategy for 2021 to 2024 has been approved
CABI – For sustainable development goals in agriculture and the environment
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Developing, spreading and networking knowledge: the six CABI Compendia provide comprehensive bioscientific information for use in academic studies, practical applications and professional development.
e-rara.ch impresses visitors with new look and feel
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On this platform, we put digitized documents within easy reach, making them available at the click of a mouse and easy to use in your research.
COVID-19: ETH Library’s services until end of May 2020
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ETH Library is offering digital services and delivery of media to members of ETH Zurich during the closing period.
Publishing in Elsevier journals
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Academics at ETH Zurich can now publish free open-access articles in Elsevier journals with immediate effect. The prerequisite for this is that the corresponding author of the submitted article is employed at ETH Zurich?and the article was submitted in 2020.
COVID-19: Postal delivery during closing
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ETH Library is offering free delivery of media to members of ETH Zurich during the closing period.
Webinars on information research and reference management
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Do you have questions about reference management with Mendeley or Zotero? Are you unsure whether Google is really sufficient for searching for new sources or would you like to know more about search strategies in map portals??
Personal consultations for your questions
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Members of ETH Zurich can request a free personal consultation during which we address your specific needs.?
Further educate yourself in the home office too
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Our subject specialists have made a selection of e-books, platforms and MOOCs for you?
ETH Library pays open access fees for COVID-19 pandemic related articles
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ETH Library supports the dissemination of knowledge related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at ETH Zurich can now apply for special open access funding, which the library makes available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: freely accessible e-resources
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Various scientific publishers are currently making parts of their electronic resources freely available and thus contributing to research on COVID-19.
COVID-19: Closing of ETH Library
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For the time being, ETH Library is closed at all its locations until and including Sunday, 19 April 2020.
Data Management Plans for the SNSF
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The semi-annual deadline for applications for project funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is approaching (1 April 2020).
How to go Open Access
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Take part in our webinar on 24 March?
ETH Research Data Management Summer School 2019
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Receive an extensive overview on Research Data Management, its principles, its practical implications and on useful tools for early career scientists. Register now! ?
AstroRara – Picturing heavens through time
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Explore historical astronomical illustrations interactively with the new app
Research data management: ETH Library provides support
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Visit our workshops on systematic and organised management of your research data?
New rules for reading and publishing
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swissuniversities has been negotiating with the big academic publishing houses to ensure that universities have access to publicly funded research publications.
Faculae, spots, flares – solar research at ETH Zurich
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Discover more about solar research at ETH Zurich in the new Explora story.
Public tours – discover the diversity at ETH Zurich
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Gain insights into the past and present of ETH Zurich every Tuesday evening at 18:15.
Research data management: from theory to practice
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Visit one of our four consecutive workshops, each building upon the knowledge of the previous, which focus on the various elements of research data management along the research data life cycle. Register either for individual workshops or for the entire series.?
How to publish your research data in the Research Collection
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Are you interested in the open access publication of your research data? In our video tutorial, we give you all the relevant information about the correct publication in the Research Collection.
SciFinder-n with new features
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New user interface for integrated access to references, substances and reactions in the field of chemistry ?nderungen übernehmenAbbrechen
Rethink Big Data with Google Cloud Platform
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We live in a world that is increasingly data-rich: data is gold and can yield huge benefit to business and society.
2018 annual report of the ETH Zurich University Archives
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The collections of the ETH Zurich University Archives provide answers to questions on the history of ETH Zurich as well as on the history of science in general.?
Search portal gets a new look
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The clearer look of the ETH Library search portal will ensure you can access the information you need even faster.
Robert Galitz and Kurt Kreiler: “Der Kreis des Zauberers Thomas Mann”
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Lecture on Tuesday, 19 November 2019 at ETH Zurich?
Geo-referencing maps
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Spatial data and geo-referenced maps serve as the basis for answering a diverse range of scientific questions and are thus increasingly in demand in research and education.?
ETH Zurich’s memory tool
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A new video introduces the University Archives’ services to the public?
Open access and its hurdles
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Both researchers and society as a whole benefit from freely accessible research findings. Yet open access also has unforeseen consequences, as a panel discussion held at ETH Library last week in cooperation with PLOS and RSC demonstrated.
Discuss with us at the next 17:15 Colloquium
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Rules to safeguard good scientific practice reloaded and the role of libraries in upholding scientific professional ethics
Yearning for the world. Switzerland and the sea
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It is said that all rivers flow to the sea. Although some considerable distance separates Switzerland from the seas, they were, and remain, a source of inspiration for writers like Max Frisch, and for explorers.
Persistent Identifiers in Research – Highlights
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Slides from the event available online ?
Research data management: from theory to practice
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Our workshop series demonstrates how you can retain control in the Open Science environment.
Open Access full-fledged: future roles of the stakeholders
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Panel discussion on 24 October 2019 at ETH Zurich?
How to publish an article in the Research Collection
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Would you like to make your journal article open access? In a new video tutorial, you can learn how to upload your article to the Research Collection and what you need to keep in mind at every step of the submission process.
Reminder: Persistent identifiers in research
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Event to mark ten years of ETH Zurich’s DOI Desk on Friday, 13 September 2019
Discover new topics on public tours
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Visit ETH Zurich all year round on a wide variety of public tours.
GeoVITe - Platform for geodata in teaching and research
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Access to geodata for universities
Persistent identifiers in research
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To commemorate its tenth birthday, ETH Zurich’s DOI Desk invites you to attend a one-day event on the topic of “Persistent Identifiers in Research”.
In retrospect: ETH Research Data Management Summer School 2019
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The first edition of the ETH Research Data Management Summer School took place from 4 to 7 June 2019.?
So close to the moon – Attracted by Earth’s satellite
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The moon in our sights: it is our constant companion, yet for millennia seemed out of reach – until that moment 50 years ago, when the first man set foot on the moon.
Archives in motion: digital collections and experimental museology
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Discuss with us at the next 17:15 Colloquium
Organise your files! Digital continuity in the personal archives of scientists
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New story on Explora?
Neue Funktionen für e-rara.ch
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The platform e-rara.ch is gearing itself even more towards teaching and research needs.
bloxberg – The novel Blockchain Consortium for Science
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On the initiative of the Max Planck Digital Library (MDPL), leading institutions from ten different countries, including ETH Library, have founded the global Blockchain Consortium for Science. ?
Finding specific information about ETH Library
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From the Search Portal straight onto ETH Library’s website ?
Access to the platform konkurado
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Information platform for architecture and engineering competitions ?
Open access: further publication options for ETH Zurich members
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ETH Library now offers the option to publish open access free of charge with IGI Global and the Journal of Experimental Botany
Cambridge University Press – Evidence Based Acquisition
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ETH Library is breaking new ground in the acquisition of electronic resources and thereby enables access to 32,000 e-books from various fields
Wanted: Ideas for promotional items with added value
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ETH Library is looking for your ideas for promotional items. Be it a tube scarf, mini hole puncher or a sewing kit -? Which products or freebies would make your university or everyday life easier or be beneficial in your free time
New York Academy of Science – Digital Archive
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Original materials on the history of American science available online
ETH Research Data Management Summer School 2019
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Receive an extensive overview on Research Data Management, its principles, its practical implications and on useful tools for early career scientists. Register now
New standards portal
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ETH Library now facilitates access to standards via eresearchcenter.
ETH Library assumes Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) open access publishing fees
As of now, scientists from ETH Zurich can publish open access in Royal Society of Chemistry journals free of charge.
Research Data Management: from Theory to Practice
In collaboration with Scientific IT Services, ETH Library conducts three consecutive workshops, each building upon the knowledge of the previous, which focus on the various elements of research data management along the research data life cycle. Register for individual workshops or for the whole series.
Fascinating bird’s eye view. Aerial photographs and their scientific importance
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What a revelation the first photographs of a place taken from the air must have been for the people who lived there! Until then – in the 18th and 19th centuries – only a handful of (wealthier) men and even fewer women had the time, courage and means to climb high mountains and see what the world looked like from above.
Idea contests – until 31 December!
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ETH Library is searching for ideas to improve its existing services and develop new ones until the end of 2018. We are looking for your innovative spirit and creative input!